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maryfowler.com Positive Difference PD for Educators
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Stimulate MotivationImprove Performance
Overcome “This is boring!*!”
Posi+ive Difference PD for Educators
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The Engaged Brain
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Communication Creativity Team work Flexibility & adaptability Technical skill (base line skill)
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SHRM—Survey 200521st century workforce skills
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Dream Discover Design Deliver
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Creative Process
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Interacting systems Bidirectional neural connections Emotional communication stronger
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Emotion & Cognition
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Emotions in Learning
Help Hinder
Intelligence unfolds in the presence of a
nurturing environment. Erickson
Make “it” safe Consciously create
positive emotional states
Create social security
You can’t learn with a hi-jacked brain.
Dan Goleman
Threat Appraisal Reaction or Action Tune in or turn-off
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Safety & Security◦ Connection & belonging
Autonomy & Self-determination◦ Choices & decisions, not “The Big Wait”
Feel competent◦ Trial & error
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3 C’s of Basic Needs of Intrinsic Human Motivation & Self-Determination (Deci)
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Teaching Excellenceis inspiring an individual
or team to produce
a desired result through personalized
teaching, expanding awareness,
and designing the environment.
The Art of Possibility
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Motivation is an investment decision.Students don’t invest because they don’t
value what’s happening in the classroom.Robyn Jackson
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Motivation
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Students enthusiastically greet and engage learning opportunities that are authentic, meaningful, and personally relevant.
Attract Attention Stimulate Desire Infuse Substance
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The Heart of Increased Performance!
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Being inattentive means being otherwise attracted. Ellen Langer
NoveltyChoice
Appealing Distractions
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1. Attract AtTention
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I will act as though what I do makes a difference.
William James
Me-ness—knows, does, cares about We-ness—relevance to me, group, village,
globe Choice—whenever possible and
encouraging growth
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2. Stimulate Desire
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Authentic Tasks Crafted skillfully With Access to All (Differentiated)
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3. Infuse Substance
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Objectives: clear expectations & content standards
Activities: tasks focused & structured (time lines, organizational aides, models)
Assessment: clear criteria, opportunities for success, alternate forms of expression
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Crafted Substance
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Use multiple instructional methods Opportunities for participation Varying levels of instruction Means of expression Opportunities for success Multi-modal learning pathways
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Differentiated Tasks
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ATTRACTION
DESIRE
MOVEMENT
BELONGING
SUBSTANCE
novelty & choice
relevance & authenticity
active involvement
affiliation & interdependence
clear product focus & standards; self-monitoring; micro-formative assessments
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Rules of Engagement
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Student Affirmation & Objective
I am inspired and engaged in worthwhile work.
What I do matters.
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Get Engaged: Principles in Practice
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Commitment to self and others
Challenge as opportunity
Control “can do” belief—have or can acquire the resources
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Mrs. B’s Bloomin’ Buds
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What 2 criteria does a good project need to be meaningful? (Larmer & Mergendoller, 2010)
1. Students must perceive the task as personally meaningful, a task that matters so they want to do well.
2. Project must fulfill an educational purpose.
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Meaningful Projects
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1. Need to know◦ Engaging launch or project packet
2. Driving question◦ What’s the instructional point initiated w heart
3. Voice and choice◦ Topic, creative product, limited choices, time structure
4. 21st century skills◦ Collaboration, communication, critical thinking, technology
5. Inquiry and innovationStudent generated questions, testing ideas, draw conclusions
6. Feedback and revision◦ Direct, rubrics, peer critique
7. Publicly presented◦ Forum, parent meeting, assembly, other classes
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7 Project-Based Learning EssentialsLarmer & Mergendoller ED Leadership Sept. 2010
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The abstract and far away don’t always sustain the interest of the young. Place- and community-based education makes
learning relevant.
Connecting learning to life, engages, builds social capital, reconnects students to natural world, builds leaders by looking for real solutions to real problems.
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Bring It On HomeSmith & Sobel
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? Local topics or issues meaningful to students? Subject areas fit within topic? 4-5 overarching questions to guide learning? Learning standards project will assess? Student learning assessment and scaffolding.? Community partners you can bring to school? Learning beyond the school walls: field studies,
monitoring or inquiries activities? Publicize results
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Thinking “Local” Project Guide
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EL—Education Leadership Magazine, ASCD.org “Meaningful Work.” Vol. 68. No.1; September, 2010 (Entire issue about engagement through project based learning.)
Given, B. Teaching to the Brain’s Natural Learning Systems. 2002. Alexandria, VA. ASCD
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